Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'One day changed everything': Hundreds pray in Acton after double homicide (boston25news.com) — Acton residents came together Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil honoring two town residents recently killed, leaning on prayer and community support in the wake of the tragedy. Local organizers, friends, the police chief, and the Middlesex district attorney all emphasized unity and healing as the suspect remains held without bail and the investigation continues.
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🗞 Nearby News
Concord
Concord Police log highlights: July 29-August 4, 2026 (concordbridge.org)
UK-based L&G sets sights on Concord for first US ground-up development (bostonagentmagazine.com)
Synagogue vandalism suspect to stay in jail pending hearing (jewishjournal.org)
Littleton
Cultivation Dry Trimmer Evening Shift No Weekends at Sanctuary Littleton (al.com)
Sudbury
Sudbury Earns National Budget Presentation Award (patch.com)
Family Remembers 8-Year-Old Boy Killed After Tree Falls At MA Summer Camp (patch.com)
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